Comments on: Do you follow? http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/ Reflections on the social media revolution Wed, 16 May 2012 22:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: fadithoughtpick http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-17 fadithoughtpick Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:14:55 +0000 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-17 Hi autom, I noticed your tweets on Twitter and then thought of checking your website. I really enjoyed the content here. This blog post is excellent. You are right, it is hard to build and maintain online relationships especially when you are after a large online community. This is my daily challenge trying to distinguish between my tweeples and build relationships with those who really give me value. Keep up the good work :) Hi autom, I noticed your tweets on Twitter and then thought of checking your website.

I really enjoyed the content here. This blog post is excellent. You are right, it is hard to build and maintain online relationships especially when you are after a large online community. This is my daily challenge trying to distinguish between my tweeples and build relationships with those who really give me value.

Keep up the good work :)

]]> By: Chuck Musciano http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-16 Chuck Musciano Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:26:49 +0000 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-16 Your final three bits of advice are great. Presence, contribution, and interaction: the keys to any relationship. I really dislike autofollows, and you can see who is looking for them as you choose not to follow some folks who follow you. When they drop away after a day or two, you know they weren't interested in your content; they just wanted to bump their numbers. I've been thinking about this as well and have a pair of blog posts scheduled for next week (at http://effectivecio.com) that talk about both following and be followable. Thanks for starting the conversation! Your final three bits of advice are great. Presence, contribution, and interaction: the keys to any relationship.

I really dislike autofollows, and you can see who is looking for them as you choose not to follow some folks who follow you. When they drop away after a day or two, you know they weren’t interested in your content; they just wanted to bump their numbers.

I’ve been thinking about this as well and have a pair of blog posts scheduled for next week (at http://effectivecio.com) that talk about both following and be followable. Thanks for starting the conversation!

]]> By: Francisco Sáez http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-15 Francisco Sáez Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:04:11 +0000 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-15 First of all, I think you can use Twitter in many different ways, depending on your objectives, and they are all respectable. Like you -and Earnie- I use Twitter to get and share information that is relevant to me and others with similar interests, and to make relationships (professional and maybe personal ones) that provides me some kind of value. At this point, I agree entirely with your discourse: Quality versus Quantity. Great article, Autom. First of all, I think you can use Twitter in many different ways, depending on your objectives, and they are all respectable. Like you -and Earnie- I use Twitter to get and share information that is relevant to me and others with similar interests, and to make relationships (professional and maybe personal ones) that provides me some kind of value. At this point, I agree entirely with your discourse: Quality versus Quantity. Great article, Autom.

]]> By: Ernie Huber http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-14 Ernie Huber Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:03:31 +0000 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-14 Hi Autom For me Twitter is all about finding and sharing new sources of information on topics that either I find interesting or can help me and others professionally. For better or worse I have made a conscience decision to not autofollow. There is too much information being posted to follow people whose updates I am not interested in. The relevent posts just get lost. Hi Autom
For me Twitter is all about finding and sharing new sources of information on topics that either I find interesting or can help me and others professionally.

For better or worse I have made a conscience decision to not autofollow. There is too much information being posted to follow people whose updates I am not interested in. The relevent posts just get lost.

]]> By: Beckstar23 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-13 Beckstar23 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:55:58 +0000 http://autom.x.iabc.com/2009/04/21/do-you-follow/#comment-13 To someone whose just joined Twitter, thank you for this; it's good to get some insight regarding how to make Twitter and social media sites in general worthwhile to follow and be followed. To someone whose just joined Twitter, thank you for this; it’s good to get some insight regarding how to make Twitter and social media sites in general worthwhile to follow and be followed.

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